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Thesaurus: muscovy duck

A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.

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  1. A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
  2. n. large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated
  3. A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
  4. A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, oftenraised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native oftropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.